How To Install slurm-slurmd on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm-slurmd on Rocky Linux 8. slurm-slurmd is Slurm compute node daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm-slurmd on Rocky Linux 8.

What is slurm-slurmd

Slurm compute node daemon. Used to launch jobs on compute nodes

We can use yum or dnf to install slurm-slurmd on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install slurm-slurmd.

Install slurm-slurmd on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install slurm-slurmd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install slurm-slurmd

Install slurm-slurmd on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install slurm-slurmd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install slurm-slurmd

How To Uninstall slurm-slurmd on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the slurm-slurmd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove slurm-slurmd

slurm-slurmd Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/run/slurm/slurmd.pid
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1f
/usr/lib/.build-id/1f/804164d1cb8a66a83762eb6523b88ecfe86714
/usr/lib/.build-id/d2/ad33fd310fe2fde22e915f98de11ab767bcf5e
/usr/lib/systemd/system/slurmd.service
/usr/sbin/slurmd
/usr/sbin/slurmstepd
/usr/share/man/man8/slurmd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/slurmstepd.8.gz

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm-slurmd on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.